Icipande 31

1 Ilyo aba Pelishiti balelwa na Israeli abena Israeli bafulumwike kucinso caba Pelisiti nokuwe ndase mulupili wa Gilabo. 2 Ilyo aba Pelishiti balelambatila kuli Shauli nabana bakwe abaume kabili aba Pelishiti baipeye Yonatani, na Abinadubu, na Mauki Shau abana baume bakwa Shauli. 3 Awe ubulwi bwakosele kuli Shauli nabalepose mifwi balimusangile kabili ashikitike icibi kubaleposa imifwi. 4 Ilyo Shauli aebele uwalesenda fyonse ifyakwe, ati, ''Somona ulupanga lobe umpushemo. Epali aba shasembululwa aba baisa ba mpushamo, nokumpililika.'' Lelo uwa Lesenda fyonse ifyakwe alikene, pantu atinine icibi. Eico Shauli abulile ulupanga lwakwe nokuwilapo. 5 Ilyo uwasendele fyonse ifyakwe amwene ukuti Shauli afwa, nao awile palupanga lwakwe nokufwila pamo nankwe. 6 Ilyo afwile Shauli nabana bakwe batatu abaume nowalenda fyonse ifyakwe nabantu bakwe bonse pamo muli bulya bushiku. 7 Ilyo abena Israeli aba mwishilya lyamupokapoka naba mwishilya lya Yodani bamwene ukuti abafulumuka abena Israeli kabili nabafwa Shauli nabana bakwe abume bashile imishi yabo nokufulumuka; naba Pelishiti balishile nokwikalamo. 8 Nomba ulucelo ilyo aba Pelishiti baishile kukufula indase, basangile Shauli naba na bakwe batatu nabawa mu lupili lwa Gilboa 9 Baputwile umutwe wakwa Shauli nokufula fyonse ifyakwe batumine, namu calo caba Pelishiti ukushingulusha ukubila imbila nsuma kutulubi twabo naku bantu. 10 Kabili ifyanso fyakwe babikile mu ngánda yakwa Asterti, ne citumbi cakwe bapampamine kucibumba ca Bete Sani. 11 Elyo abena Yebeshegiledi baumfwile ico abapelishiti bacitile kuli Shauli, 12 baliminine abantu bonse aba bulamba baendele ubushiku bonse babilile ne citumbi cakwa shauli nefitumbi fyabana bakwe abaume ku cibumba ca Beteshani; kabili baishile na fyo ku Yabesha, no kubalosesha kulya 13 babulile na mafupa yabo nokuya shika mwai samba lya mutamariski mu yabeshe no kuleko kulya inshiku cinelubali.